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Zhang Y, Wang H, Guo J, Cheng X, Han G, Lau CH, Lin H, Liu S, Ma J, Shao L. Ice-confined synthesis of highly ionized 3D-quasilayered polyamide nanofiltration membranes. Science 2023; 382:202-206. [PMID: 37824644 DOI: 10.1126/science.adi9531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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Existing polyamide (PA) membrane synthesis protocols are underpinned by controlling diffusion-dominant liquid-phase reactions that yield subpar spatial architectures and ionization behavior. We report an ice-confined interfacial polymerization strategy to enable the effective kinetic control of the interfacial reaction and thermodynamic manipulation of the hexagonal polytype (Ih) ice phase containing monomers to rationally synthesize a three-dimensional quasilayered PA membrane for nanofiltration. Experiments and molecular simulations confirmed the underlying membrane formation mechanism. Our ice-confined PA nanofiltration membrane features high-density ionized structure and exceptional transport channels, realizing superior water permeance and excellent ion selectivity.
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- Yanqiu Zhang
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150009, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Sino-European Membrane Technology Research Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University Perth, Perth, Western Australia
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150009, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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Zhang H, Li Y, Miao J, Zhu X, Yang J, Zhang Q, Yang Y, Zhao J, Hu Y, Zhao Y, Chen L. N-Oxide Zwitterion Functionalized Positively Charged Polyamide Composite Membranes for Nanofiltration. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:16094-16103. [PMID: 36512334 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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N-Oxide zwitterionic polyethyleneimine (ZPEI), a new kind of aqueous phase monomer synthesized by commercially branched polyethyleneimine (PEI) via oxidation reaction, was prepared for fabrication of thin-film composite (TFC) polyamide membranes via interfacial polymerization. The main factors, including the monomer concentration and immersion time of the aqueous phase and organic phase, were investigated. Compared with PEI-TFC membranes, the obtained optimal defect-free ZPEI-TFC membranes exhibited a lower roughness (3.3 ± 0.3 nm), a better surface hydrophilicity, and a smaller pore size (238 Da of MWCO). The positively charged ZPEI-TFC membranes (isoelectric point at pH 8.05) showed higher rejections toward both divalent cationic (MgCl2, 93.0%) and anionic (Na2SO4, 96.1%) salts with a water permeation flux of up to 81.0 L·m-2·h-1 at 6 bar, which surpassed currently reported membranes. More importantly, mainly owing to N-oxide zwitterion with strong hydration capability, ZPEI-TFC membranes displayed a high flux recovery ratio (97.0%) toward a model protein contaminant (bovine serum albumin), indicating good anti-fouling properties. Therefore, the novel N-oxide zwitterion functionalized positively charged nanofiltration membranes provide an alternative for water desalination and sewage reclamation.
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- Hui Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin300387, China
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- Beijing Origin Water Membrane Technology Company Limited, Beijing101400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin300387, China
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Li Q, Wen C, Yang J, Zhou X, Zhu Y, Zheng J, Cheng G, Bai J, Xu T, Ji J, Jiang S, Zhang L, Zhang P. Zwitterionic Biomaterials. Chem Rev 2022; 122:17073-17154. [PMID: 36201481 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The term "zwitterionic polymers" refers to polymers that bear a pair of oppositely charged groups in their repeating units. When these oppositely charged groups are equally distributed at the molecular level, the molecules exhibit an overall neutral charge with a strong hydration effect via ionic solvation. The strong hydration effect constitutes the foundation of a series of exceptional properties of zwitterionic materials, including resistance to protein adsorption, lubrication at interfaces, promotion of protein stabilities, antifreezing in solutions, etc. As a result, zwitterionic materials have drawn great attention in biomedical and engineering applications in recent years. In this review, we give a comprehensive and panoramic overview of zwitterionic materials, covering the fundamentals of hydration and nonfouling behaviors, different types of zwitterionic surfaces and polymers, and their biomedical applications.
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- Qingsi Li
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecule Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Institute of Drug Discovery and Development, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010051, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010051, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecule Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecule Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Shao S, Zeng F, Long L, Zhu X, Peng LE, Wang F, Yang Z, Tang CY. Nanofiltration Membranes with Crumpled Polyamide Films: A Critical Review on Mechanisms, Performances, and Environmental Applications. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:12811-12827. [PMID: 36048162 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c04736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nanofiltration (NF) membranes have been widely applied in many important environmental applications, including water softening, surface/groundwater purification, wastewater treatment, and water reuse. In recent years, a new class of piperazine (PIP)-based NF membranes featuring a crumpled polyamide layer has received considerable attention because of their great potential for achieving dramatic improvements in membrane separation performance. Since the report of novel crumpled Turing structures that exhibited an order of magnitude enhancement in water permeance ( Science 2018, 360 (6388), 518-521), the number of published research papers on this emerging topic has grown exponentially to approximately 200. In this critical review, we provide a systematic framework to classify the crumpled NF morphologies. The fundamental mechanisms and fabrication methods involved in the formation of these crumpled morphologies are summarized. We then discuss the transport of water and solutes in crumpled NF membranes and how these transport phenomena could simultaneously improve membrane water permeance, selectivity, and antifouling performance. The environmental applications of these emerging NF membranes are highlighted, and future research opportunities/needs are identified. The fundamental insights in this review provide critical guidance on the further development of high-performance NF membranes tailored for a wide range of environmental applications.
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- Senlin Shao
- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, PR China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, PR China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, PR China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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Zhang W, Ji GL, Wang J, He Y, Liu L, Liu F. In-situ formation of epoxy derived polyethylene glycol crosslinking network on polyamide nanofiltration membrane with enhanced antifouling performance. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nano-filtration performance and temperature dependency of thin film composite polyamide membranes embedded with thermal responsive zwitterionic nanocapsules. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Yang C, Li Y, Long M, Yang P, Li Y, Zheng Y, Zhang R, Su Y, Wu H, Jiang Z. Ultrathin nanofiltration membrane assembled by polyethyleneimine-grafted graphene quantum dots. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Chen Y, Li Y, Li Y, Guo J, Li S, Zhang S. Nano-Interlayers Fabricated via Interfacial Azo-Coupling Polymerization: Effect of Pore Properties of Interlayers on Overall Performance of Thin-Film Composite for Nanofiltration. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:59329-59340. [PMID: 34855350 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c19525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The supporting layer of nanofiltration membranes is critical to the overall nanofiltration performance. However, conventional supports lack efficient surface porosity, which leads to the limited utilization rate of the polyamide (PA) layer. Herein a double-skin-layer nanofiltration membrane with porous organic polymer nanointerlayers prepared via a two-step interfacial polymerization technique is presented to investigate the effect of the interlayers' pore properties on the performance of the thin-film composite. Nanometer interlayers with different pore sizes are fabricated via interfacial azo-coupling polymerization. The pore properties of the nanointerlayer extremely influence the permeance, where a suitable pore size of 4.22 nm promotes pure water permeance of up to 32.2 L m-2 h-1 bar-1, which is ∼3.8-fold greater than the membrane without an interlayer. However, an interlayer with 0.54 nm pores limits the performance (4.7 L m-2 h-1 bar-1), which is even lower than the unmodified membrane (7.5 L m-2 h-1 bar-1), because of the narrow pores and confined transport mode. However, the confined diffusion rate of amino monomers from the support to interface leads to a thinner PA layer of ∼45 nm and results in high flux. This work provides a facial route for the fabrication of interlayers and facilitate the design of high-performance membrane materials with interlayers.
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- Yaohan Chen
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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Ji YL, Yin MJ, An QF, Gao CJ. Recent developments in polymeric nano-based separation membranes. FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fmre.2021.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Wang Z, Liang S, Kang Y, Zhao W, Xia Y, Yang J, Wang H, Zhang X. Manipulating interfacial polymerization for polymeric nanofilms of composite separation membranes. Prog Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2021.101450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Xu T, Zhang J, Guo H, Zhao W, Li Q, Zhu Y, Yang J, Bai J, Zhang L. Antifouling Fibrous Membrane Enables High Efficiency and High-Flux Microfiltration for Water Treatment. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:49254-49265. [PMID: 34633173 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c11316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Membrane biofouling has long been a major obstacle to highly efficient water treatment. The modification of the membrane surface with hydrophilic materials can effectively enhance biofouling resistance. However, the water flux of the membranes is often compromised for the improvement of antifouling properties. In this work, a composite membrane composed of a zwitterionic hydrogel and electrospinning fibers was prepared by a spin-coating and UV cross-linking process. At the optimum conditions, the composite membrane could effectively resist the biofouling contaminations, as well as purify polluted water containing bacteria or diatoms with a high flux (1349.2 ± 85.5 L m-2 h-1 for 106 CFU mL-1 of an Escherichia coli solution). Moreover, compared with the commercial poly(ether sulfone) (PES) membrane, the membrane displayed an outstanding long-term filtration performance with a lower water flux decline. Therefore, findings in this work provide an effective antifouling modification strategy for microfiltration membranes and hold great potential for developing antifouling membranes for water treatment.
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- Tong Xu
- Collage of Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010051, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Collage of Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010051, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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Lin Y, Yao X, Shen Q, Ueda T, Kawabata Y, Segawa J, Guan K, Istirokhatun T, Song Q, Yoshioka T, Matsuyama H. Zwitterionic Copolymer-Regulated Interfacial Polymerization for Highly Permselective Nanofiltration Membrane. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:6525-6532. [PMID: 34339209 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c01711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A highly permselective nanofiltration membrane was engineered via zwitterionic copolymer assembly regulated interfacial polymerization (IP). The copolymer was molecularly synthesized using single-step free-radical polymerization between 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) and 2-aminoethyl methacrylate hydrochloride (AEMA) (P[MPC-co-AEMA]). The dynamic network of P[MPC-co-AEMA] served as a regulator to precisely control the kinetics of the reaction by decelerating the transport of piperazine toward the water/hexane interface, forming a polyamide (PA) membrane with ultralow thickness of 70 nm, compared to that of the pristine PA (230 nm). Concomitantly, manipulating the phosphate moieties of P[MPC-co-AEMA] integrated into the PA matrix enabled the formation of ridge-shaped nanofilms with loose internal architecture exhibiting enhanced inner-pore interconnectivity. The resultant P[MPC-co-AEMA]-incorporated PA membrane exhibited a high water permeance of 15.7 L·m-2·h-1·bar-1 (more than 3-fold higher than that of the pristine PA [4.4 L·m-2·h-1·bar-1]), high divalent salt rejection of 98.3%, and competitive mono-/divalent ion selectivity of 52.9 among the state-of-the-art desalination membranes.
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- Yuqing Lin
- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. Soedarto-Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Indonesia
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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Carboxymethyl cellulose/polyethersulfone thin-film composite membranes for low-pressure desalination. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Advanced thin-film nanocomposite membranes embedded with organic-based nanomaterials for water and organic solvent purification: A review. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Qiu ZL, Yu WH, Shen YJ, Zhu BK, Fang LF. Cationic hyperbranched poly(amido-amine) engineered nanofiltration membrane for molecular separation. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Liao Z, Zhu J, Li X, Van der Bruggen B. Regulating composition and structure of nanofillers in thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes for enhanced separation performance: A critical review. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Alginate Hydrogel Assisted Controllable Interfacial Polymerization for High-Performance Nanofiltration Membranes. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:membranes11060435. [PMID: 34200579 PMCID: PMC8228237 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11060435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The deepening crisis of freshwater resources has been driving the further development of new types of membrane-based desalination technologies represented by nanofiltration membranes. Solving the existing trade-off limitation on enhancing the water permeance and the rejection of salts is currently one of the most concerned research interests. Here, a facile and scalable approach is proposed to tune the interfacial polymerization by constructing a calcium alginate hydrogel layer on the porous substrates. The evenly coated thin hydrogel layer can not only store amine monomers like the aqueous phase but also suppress the diffusion of amine monomers inside, as well as provide a flat and stable interface to implement the interfacial polymerization. The resultant polyamide nanofilms have a relatively smooth morphology, negatively charged surface, and reduced thickness which facilitate a fast water permeation while maintaining rejection efficiency. As a result, the as-prepared composite membranes show improved water permeance (~30 Lm−2h−1bar−1) and comparable rejection of Na2SO4 (>97%) in practical applications. It is proved to be a feasible approach to manufacturing high-performance nanofiltration membranes with the assist of alginate hydrogel regulating interfacial polymerization.
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Wang S, Bing S, Li Y, Zhou Y, Zhang L, Gao C. Polyamide membrane with nanocluster assembly structure for desalination. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Xu Z, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Meng Q, Zhu Y, Shen C, Lu Y, Zhang G, Gao C. Confined assembly of ultrathin nanoporous nitrogen-doped graphene nanofilms with dual metal coordination chemistry. iScience 2021; 24:102576. [PMID: 34151229 PMCID: PMC8188556 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets with unique structure have received much attention in providing opportunity for high-performance membranes in separation. However, the rational design of ultrathin graphene membranes with controlled structures remains a big challenge. Here, we report a methodology to synthesize dual metal-coordinated ultrathin nanoporous graphene nanofilms by tailoring well-aligned nanocrystals as building blocks on heteroatom-doped GO nanosheets with tunable architectures. Manipulation of metal nitrate as bifunctional dopants realizes N-doping of graphene oxide and preferential growth of α-Mn2O3 nanocrystals. Generation of Mn-O-C bond during cross-linking greatly strengthens the stability of membranes for long-term steady operation. Meanwhile, because of spatial confinement effects and high binding energy, N-doped reduced GO nanosheets are desirable supports to construct numerous Mn-N-C bonds, thus generating artificial nanopores to significantly increase nanochannels for ultrafast mass transport. Moreover, the size-selective permeability of ultrathin nanoporous GO-based nanofilms can be optimized by managing the types of metal source for target coordination. Dual metal-coordinated GO-based nanofilms are achieved by a general and facile method Mn-N-C bonds are constructed in rGO nanosheets with N-containing coordinated links Artificial nanopores are used to increase nanochannels for ultrafast mass transport Generation of Mn-O-C bond greatly strengthens the stability of nanofilms in separation
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- Zehai Xu
- Center for Membrane and Water Science, Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, State Key Lab Breeding Base of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Center for Membrane and Water Science, Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, State Key Lab Breeding Base of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Center for Membrane and Water Science, Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, State Key Lab Breeding Base of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
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- Center for Membrane and Water Science, Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, State Key Lab Breeding Base of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
- Corresponding author
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- Center for Membrane and Water Science, Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, State Key Lab Breeding Base of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
- Hangzhou Water Treatment Technology Development Center, National Engineering Research Center for Liquid Separation Membrane, Hangzhou 310012, China
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Ou C, Li S, Wang Z, Qin J, Wang Q, Liao Z, Li J. Organic Nanobowls Modified Thin Film Composite Membrane for Enhanced Purification Performance toward Different Water Resources. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:membranes11050350. [PMID: 34068612 PMCID: PMC8151631 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11050350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The structure and composition of nanofillers have a significant influence on polyamide nanofiltration (NF) membranes. In this work, an asymmetric organic nanobowl containing a concave cavity was synthesized and incorporated into a polyamide layer to prepare thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes via an interfacial polymerization process. Benefiting from the hydrophilicity, hollow cavity and charge property of the compatible organic nanobowls, the separation performance of the developed TFN membrane was significantly improved. The corresponding water fluxes increased to 119.44 ± 5.56, 141.82 ± 3.24 and 130.27 ± 2.05 L/(m2·h) toward Na2SO4, MgCl2 and NaCl solutions, respectively, with higher rejections, compared with the control thin film composite (TFC) and commercial (CM) membranes. Besides this, the modified TFN membrane presented a satisfying purification performance toward tap water, municipal effluent and heavy metal wastewater. More importantly, a better antifouling property of the TFN membrane than TFC and CM membranes was achieved with the assistance of organic nanobowls. These results indicate that the separation performance of the TFN membrane can be elevated by the incorporation of organic nanobowls.
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- Changjin Ou
- Nantong Key Laboratory of Intelligent and New Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 222100, China; (C.O.); (S.L.); (Z.W.); (J.Q.)
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- Nantong Key Laboratory of Intelligent and New Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 222100, China; (C.O.); (S.L.); (Z.W.); (J.Q.)
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- Nantong Key Laboratory of Intelligent and New Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 222100, China; (C.O.); (S.L.); (Z.W.); (J.Q.)
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- Nantong Key Laboratory of Intelligent and New Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 222100, China; (C.O.); (S.L.); (Z.W.); (J.Q.)
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an 710021, China;
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- Nantong Key Laboratory of Intelligent and New Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 222100, China; (C.O.); (S.L.); (Z.W.); (J.Q.)
- Key Laboratory of New Membrane Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Environment and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
- Correspondence: (Z.L.); (J.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of New Membrane Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Environment and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
- Correspondence: (Z.L.); (J.L.)
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Hybridly charged NF membranes with MOF incorporated for removing low-concentration surfactants. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.118069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Stitching nanosheets of covalent organic frameworks to build aligned nanopores in nanofiltration membranes for precise ion separations. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Ren L, Chen J, Lu Q, Han J, Wu H. Antifouling Nanofiltration Membrane Fabrication via Surface Assembling Light-Responsive and Regenerable Functional Layer. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:52050-52058. [PMID: 33156605 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c16858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Membrane fouling, caused by aggregation of organics and microorganisms from filtrate on the membrane surface, seriously reduces the service life of a nanofiltration (NF) membrane. Developing facile and renewable antifouling modification methods without sacrificing separation properties of the membrane remain an imperative requirement. Herein, a thin-film composite (TFC) NF membrane with a light-responsive and regenerable functional layer (P-TFC) was fabricated via host-guest interactions between the azobenzene (guest) labeled functional polymers and the β-cyclodextrin (host) bonded membrane surface (H-TFC). The P-TFC-3 not only showed outstanding antifouling ability and high flux recovery ratio (FRR > 90% at the fourth antiadhesive test) but also exhibited enhanced water permeability (17.9 L m-2 h-1 bar-1) and high selectivity (αMgSO4NaCl = 33.4 and fast antibiotics enrichment capacity) compared with the pristine membrane. Furthermore, when the functional layer was contaminated, it can be removed by ultraviolet light irradiation and a new functional layer can be rebuilt by adding fresh azobenzene labeled functional polymers. After several regeneration processes, the membranes still showed constant separation properties and high flux recovery ability (FRR > 90%). This work proposes an easy-to-assemble and regenerable surface modification strategy to endow TFC NF membranes with excellent fouling resistance and sustainable utilization ability while maintaining high separation properties.
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- Liang Ren
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources Utilization, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Tianjin Bokelin Medical Packaging Technology Co., Ltd., Tasly Group, Tianjin 300410, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Xia QC, Yang WJ, Fan F, Ji M, Wang Y, Wang ZY, Cao XL, Xing W, Sun SP. Encapsulated Polyethyleneimine Enables Synchronous Nanostructure Construction and In Situ Functionalization of Nanofiltration Membranes. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:8185-8192. [PMID: 33125239 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Highly permselective nanostructured membranes are desirable for the energy-efficient molecular sieving on the subnanometer scale. The nanostructure construction and charge functionalization of the membranes are generally carried out step by step through the conventional layer-by-layer coating strategy, which inevitably brings about a demanding contradiction between the permselective performance and process efficiency. For the first time, we report the concurrent construction of the well-defined molecular sieving architectures and tunable surface charges of nanofiltration membranes through precisely controlled release of the nanocapsule decorated polyethyleneimine and carbon dioxide. This novel strategy not only substantially shortens the fabrication process but also leads to impressive performance (permeance up to 37.4 L m-2 h-1 bar-1 together with a rejection 98.7% for Janus Green B-511 Da) that outperforms most state-of-art nanofiltration membranes. This study unlocks new avenues to engineer next-generation molecular sieving materials simply, precisely, and cost efficiently.
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- Qian-Cheng Xia
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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Li SL, Wu P, Wang J, Hu Y. High-performance zwitterionic TFC polyamide nanofiltration membrane based on a novel triamine precursor. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Yan W, Shi M, Dong C, Liu L, Gao C. Applications of tannic acid in membrane technologies: A review. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 284:102267. [PMID: 32966965 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2020.102267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Today, membrane technologies play a big role in chemical industry, especially in separation engineering. Tannic acid, one of the most famous polyphenols, has attracted widespread interest in membrane society. In the past several years, researches on the applications of tannic acid in membrane technologies have grown rapidly. However, there has been lack of a comprehensive review for now. Here, we summarize the recent developments in this field for the first time. We comb the history of tannic acid and introduce the properties of tannic acid firstly, and then we turn our focus onto the applications of membrane surface modification, interlayers and selective layers construction and mixed matrix membrane development. In those previous works, tannic acid has been demonstrated to be capable of making a great contribution to the membrane science and technology. Especially in membrane surface/interface engineering (such as the construction of superhydrophilic and antifouling surfaces and polymer/nanoparticle interfaces with high compatibility) and development of thin film composite membranes with high permselectivity (such as developing thin film composite membranes with ultrahigh flux and high rejection), tannic acid can play a positive and great role. Despite this, there are still many critical challenges lying ahead. We believe that more exciting progress will be made in addressing these challenges in the future.
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- Wentao Yan
- Center for Membrane Separation and Water Science & Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China; College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, PR China.
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- Research Institute of Shannxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co. Ltd., Xi'an 710075, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China.
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- Center for Membrane Separation and Water Science & Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China; College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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Zhang H, He Q, Luo J, Wan Y, Darling SB. Sharpening Nanofiltration: Strategies for Enhanced Membrane Selectivity. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:39948-39966. [PMID: 32805813 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c11136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Nanofiltration plays an increasingly large role in many industrial applications, such as water treatment (e.g., desalination, water softening, and fluoride removal) and resource recovery (e.g., alkaline earth metals). Energy consumption and benefits of nanofiltration processes are directly determined by the selectivity of the nanofiltration membranes, which is largely governed by pore-size distribution and Donnan effects. During operation, the separation performance of unmodified nanofiltration membranes will also be impacted (deleteriously) upon unavoidable membrane fouling. Many efforts, therefore, have been directed toward enhancing the selectivity of nanofiltration membranes, which can be classified into membrane fabrication method improvement and process intensification. This review summarizes recent developments in the field and provides guidance for potential future approaches to improve the selectivity of nanofiltration membranes.
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- Huiru Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division and Center for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems Energy Frontier Research Center, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems Energy Frontier Research Center, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division and Center for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems Energy Frontier Research Center, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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Seyyed Shahabi S, Azizi N, Vatanpour V. Tuning thin-film composite reverse osmosis membranes using deep eutectic solvents and ionic liquids toward enhanced water permeation. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Huang BQ, Tang YJ, Zeng ZX, Xue SM, Ji CH, Xu ZL. High-Performance Zwitterionic Nanofiltration Membranes Fabricated via Microwave-Assisted Grafting of Betaine. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:35523-35531. [PMID: 32667769 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c12704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The thin-film composite (TFC) nanofiltration (NF) membrane is a very important method in solving the water crisis. However, the fabrication and industrialization of high-performance NF membranes still remains challenging. In this work, zwitterionic NF membranes via microwave-assisted grafting of betaine was first proposed. The resulting polyamide layer showed leaflike nanostructures after modification. Because of the enlarged permeation area and enhanced hydrophilicity derived from the unique leaflike structure, the optimal membrane permeability reached 40.8 L m-1 h-1 bar-1. This water permeance was 2.2 times as high as the original polypiperazine-amide membrane, with a Na2SO4 rejection maintained at 97.0%. More importantly, the membrane demonstrated excellent selectivity to monovalent and divalent anions. This zwitterionic membrane fabricated by microwave-assisted grafting of betaine provides new insight for industrial scalable NF membranes with great potentials.
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- Ben-Qing Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Sun Z, Wu Q, Li L, Cai C, Xue L, Ye C, Gao C. Structure-controlled zwitterionic nanocapsules with thermal-responsiveness. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 31:425710. [PMID: 32610299 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aba1bc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A facile approach is established to prepare zwitterionic nanocapsules (ZN C s) with controlled diameters and core/shell structures based on an inverse reversible addition-fragmentation transfer (RAFT) miniemulsion interfacial polymerization method. The diameters and core volume fractions of ZNCs can be tuned finely from 61 to 220 nm and from 0.22 to 0.61, respectively. Furthermore, the thermal-responsive property of the prepared zwitterionic nanocapsules was systematically studied relating to core/shell ratios and cross-linking degrees. These ZNCs could be particularly useful in constructing polymeric materials with well-defined nanoporous structures for nano-void membranes, drug delivery devices and catalytic carriers.
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- Zhijuan Sun
- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310014 People's Republic of China
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Ma ZY, Zhang X, Liu C, Dong SN, Yang J, Wu GP, Xu ZK. Polyamide nanofilms synthesized via controlled interfacial polymerization on a "jelly" surface. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:7249-7252. [PMID: 32467954 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc02555k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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A thermal-sensitive "jelly" was used to control the diffusion of a diamine monomer for synthesizing polyamide free-standing nanofilms with an adjustable thickness of 5-35 nm. The reduced reaction rate of the interfacial polymerization at the hexane-"jelly" interface made the synthesized nanofilms show high water permeation flux and suitable salt rejection, and they also have highly negative surface charges and fairly smooth surfaces.
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- Zhao-Yu Ma
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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Tang MJ, Liu ML, Wang DA, Shao DD, Wang HJ, Cui Z, Cao XL, Sun SP. Precisely Patterned Nanostrand Surface of Cucurbituril[ n]-Based Nanofiltration Membranes for Effective Alcohol-Water Condensation. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:2717-2723. [PMID: 32207960 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Low concentration alcohols produced by state-of-the-art biological fermentation restrict subsequent purification processes for chemical, pharmaceutical, biofuel, and other applications. Herein, a rarely reported cucurbituril[n] (n = 6, 8) is employed to pattern the thin-film composite membranes with controllable and quantifiable nanostrand structures through a host-guest strategy. The resulting nanofiltration membrane with such morphology is the first report that exhibits excellent separation performance for isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and water, condensing the initial 0.5 wt % IPA aqueous solution to 9.0 wt %. This not only provides a novel strategy for patterning nanostructural morphology but also makes nanofiltration membranes promising for alcohol condensation in the biological fermentation industry that may reduce energy consumption and postprocessing costs.
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- Ming-Jian Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing 210023 China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing 210023 China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing 210023 China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing 210023 China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing 210023 China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing 210023 China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing 210023 China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing 210023 China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China
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Kumar M, Khan MA, Arafat HA. Recent Developments in the Rational Fabrication of Thin Film Nanocomposite Membranes for Water Purification and Desalination. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:3792-3800. [PMID: 32149205 PMCID: PMC7057316 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b03975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Efforts have been rendered by researchers to address water purification and desalination challenges through membrane separation processes. However, the trade-off phenomenon in permeability and selectivity constrained the membranes' usage. Recent advances made in fabricating membranes, especially thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes using functionalized nanofillers, have high performance in water purification and desalination. In this review, state-of-the-art thin film composite (TFC) membranes in water purification and desalination along with their drawbacks are discussed. The urgent demands as an alternative of TFC membranes are highlighted for high-performance membranes. Then, the fabrication and development of high permeability and selectivity of TFN membranes are discussed. Thin film nanocomposite membranes manufactured using rational nanofillers are systematically summarized. Finally, the applications of TFN membranes in water purification and desalination are reported.
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- Mahendra Kumar
- Center
for Membrane and Advanced Water Technology, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Chemistry
Department, College of Science, King Saud
University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Center
for Membrane and Advanced Water Technology, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Liao Z, Fang X, Li Q, Xie J, Ni L, Wang D, Sun X, Wang L, Li J. Resorcinol-formaldehyde nanobowls modified thin film nanocomposite membrane with enhanced nanofiltration performance. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Zhang Z, Shi X, Wang R, Xiao A, Wang Y. Ultra-permeable polyamide membranes harvested by covalent organic framework nanofiber scaffolds: a two-in-one strategy. Chem Sci 2019; 10:9077-9083. [PMID: 31827749 PMCID: PMC6889836 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc03088c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
We demonstrated a two-in-one strategy for the fabrication of ultra-permeable polyamide layers featuring ultrathin thicknesses and increased water transport domains.
Polyamide-based thin-film composite nanofiltration membranes are widely used for potable water decontamination, brackish water desalination and wastewater reutilization. However, enhancing the water permeance of the polyamide layer within the thin-film composite nanofiltration membrane still remains a great challenge, because of the relatively large thickness and high transport resistance of the polyamide layer produced by intractable interfacial polymerization. Herein, we reported a two-in-one strategy to prepare ultra-permeable nanofiltration membranes via covalent organic framework (COF) nanofiber scaffold mediated interfacial polymerization. The highly porous and hydrophilic COF nanofiber scaffolds enhanced the controlled release of amine monomers, leading to ultrathin polyamide layers. Also, the relatively smooth COF nanofiber scaffolds can be spontaneously evolved into rugged and uneven architectures during interfacial polymerization, providing rough substrates for enlarging the actual areas of polyamide layers. Therefore, the increased areas of polyamide layers were employed as additional water permeable domains. Arising from the synergetic effect of the ultrathin and increased water permeation domains, the produced membranes exhibit exceptional nanofiltration performance with a water permeance of up to 31.1 L m–2 h–1 bar–1 and a Na2SO4 rejection rate of about 95%, outperforming most other nanofiltration membranes. This highly accessible technique opens a new avenue for the design and engineering of ultra-permeable thin-film composite nanofiltration membranes, highlighting its great potential in providing clean water.
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- Zhe Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering , Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials , College of Chemical Engineering , Nanjing Tech University , Nanjing 210009 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering , Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials , College of Chemical Engineering , Nanjing Tech University , Nanjing 210009 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering , Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials , College of Chemical Engineering , Nanjing Tech University , Nanjing 210009 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering , Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials , College of Chemical Engineering , Nanjing Tech University , Nanjing 210009 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering , Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials , College of Chemical Engineering , Nanjing Tech University , Nanjing 210009 , P. R. China .
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